For Texan fans, Thanksgiving is coming early

As you may know, Texan fans got the title of the best NFL tailgating destination this year. The few primetime tailgates are usually beyond fun because the fans step it up a notch. We can’t do two-a-days or film study to help the team, but we can get our pre-game and post-game partying in order.

This year, the Monday Night Football game happens right before Thanksgiving. That gives you the choice of having a Thanksgiving-themed tailgate either for MNF or for the Colts game after. Our tailgate is doing the Thanksgiving Day thing for MNF, and fried turkey is on the menu. mmmmm

If you don’t have a tailgate to go to, there’s lots of people who wander the tailgates visiting with different fans–there’s large open tailgates near the stadium side of just about every parking lot. If you BYOB, and wear a Texans jersey, you are pretty much welcomed most places. Texans message boards either at the official HoustonTexans.com MB or at TexansTalk.com are great places to meet other fans about friendly tailgates in every part of the stadium.

Tailgating wasn’t allowed during Oiler days, and one of the thankful things about what tailgating does is to reduce traffic because not everybody is trying to get into the stadium at the same time.

It’s VERY important for this game in particular to show up early.

You live in Houston. You know what traffic is like during rush hour. Do not try showing up late and just think you will be driving right in–you will be stuck in traffic. Lots of newbie fans come to the prime time games and just completely underestimate how much time it takes to get into the parking lots and then into the stadium.

Players will be wearing their Battle Red attire, so why don’t you as well?

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Hey, what about that Matt Schaub guy?

Over here at the Houston Chronicle site, have you learned enough about Vince Young yet? In the spirit of balance, I’d like to direct you to a very good article in USA Today about Matt Schaub that might give you some info you don’t already know.

If you still haven’t had enough Vince Young coverage, I will direct you here.

Over at Battle Red Blog, they have a nice Q&A about the MNF game with Jimmy, one of the bloggers from Music City Miracles talking about changes to the Titans since the first game. Of course, Jimmy is the same fellow who thought Vince Young would have 3700 passing yards and 25 passing TDs in 2008 so note that he might be a little more homerific than your average blogger.

I’ve been asked about the latest on James Casey and what he might do for this game now that he is back after surgery. In his rookie diary this week, he mentions that he originally hurt his knee in the Oakland game and that it feel much better than it did before the surgery. He says that “all systems are go.” Check it out.

I’m guessing you are ready for some football.

There’s nothing I can say about this game that you don’t know really. So, if you aren’t excited enough about this game already, here’s something to tide you over from the good folks over at HoustonTexans.com:

That first catch must give the Titans the willies.

I know for some people this may be their first Texans game. If any of you have game day questions about parking etc, please let me know. If I don’t know the answer, I will direct you to someone who does.